Nagesh Thiraiyarangam

Movie Review: Most of the horror films made in India, or Tamil specifically, revolve around a building, which is possessed by a spirit, for which there always lies a reason. Quite interestingly, Nagesh Thiraiyarangam’s basic plot is set against the backdrop of a theatre — something fresh compared to the usual clichés. A story in which a spirit has possessed a movie theatre — this one-line actually has lot of scope, for a horror-comedy film, or a full-fledged horror flick, with some interesting characterisations, convincing flashback and a series of mindless, but entertaining sequences. However, in Nagesh Thiraiyarangam, the plot goes haywire after a point.

Nagesh (Aari) is a young man from a middle-class family, with a mother, sister and brother to support. When he is in need of money to get his sister (Athulya) married, his mother (Sitara) tells him to sell off a property of theirs — an old theatre — which was registered long ago in his father’s name. Nagesh and his friend (Kaali Venkat) decide to stay in the theatre till a deal is set, though his father’s friend informs him about the place being haunted by a spirit. Meanwhile, Nagesh’s girlfriend (Ashna) goes to the theatre to meet him.